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Definitions

Prefix

1. 1
   Half. morpheme

Synonyms

All synonyms

demihalfsemi

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek prefix ἡμι- (hēmi-, “half”), from ἥμισυς (hḗmisus, “half”). Doublet of semi-.

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